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Intelligence test
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diagnostic tool designed to measure over all thinking ability
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abstract thinking
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capacity to understand hypothetical concepts
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g (general intelligence)
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hypothetical factor that accounts for overall differences in intellect among people |
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multiple intelligences
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idea that people vary in their ability levels across different domains of intellectual skill
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triarchic model
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model of intelligence proposed by Robert Sternberg positing three distinct types of intelligence: analytical, practical, and creative
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Stanford-Binet IQ test
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Intelligence test based on the measure developed by Binet and Simon, adapted by Lewis Terman of Stanford University |
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Intelligence quotient
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systematic means of quantifying differences among people in their intelligence |
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mental age
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age corresponding to the average individuals performance on an intelligence test
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deviation IQ
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expression of a person's relative to his or her same-aged peers |
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eugenics
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movement in the early twentieth century to improve a population's genetic stock by encouraging those with good genes to reproduce and discouraging those with bad genes from reproducing |
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Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS)
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most widely used intelligence test for adults today, consisting of fifteen subsets to assess different types of mental abilities |
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Culture-Fair IQ test
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abstract reasoning measure that doesn't depend on language and is often believed to be less influenced by cultural factors than other IQ tests |
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Bell Curve
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distribution of scores in which the bulk of the scores falls toward the middle, with progressively fewer scores towards the "tails" of the extremes |
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Intellectual disability
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condition characterized by an onset prior to adulthood, an IQ below about 70, and an inability to engage in adequate daily functioning
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Flynn effect
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finding that average IQ scores have been rising at a rate of approximately three points per decade |
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within-group heritability
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extent to which the variability of a trait within a group is genetically influenced
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between group heritability
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extent to which the difference in a trait between groups is genetically influenced
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test bias
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tendency of a test to predict outcomes better in one group than another
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stereotype threat
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fear that we may confirm a negative group stereotype |
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divergent thinking
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capacity to generate many different solutions to a problem
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convergent thinking
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capacity to generate the single best solution to a problem |
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emotional intelligence
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ability to understand our own emotions and those of others, and to apply information to our daily lives
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